A taxi featured inAppointment with Danger
Kirk's encounter with a Cab Co. taxicab
A 24th century shuttlecraft taxi
Ataxicab (also,taxi and/orcab) was a form ofpublictransportvehicle in whichpatrons paid to be taken to requesteddestinations. An operator of a taxicab was called ataxi driver.
A taxi was featured in a scene of theEarthmovieAppointment with Danger which was screened in themess hall formovie night in anightmare experienced byT'Pol in2153. (ENT: "Impulse")
When theHMSBounty went back intime to1986,James T. Kirk was nearly hit by aCab Co. taxi inSan Francisco. Another company operating in the city wasDeSoto Cab. (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)
In2022,La'An Noonien-Singh and a version ofJames T. Kirk from analternate future used aVermont Taxicab to get toPelia'santique store inVermont. (SNW: "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow")
Jenice Manheim facetiously suggested thatJean-Luc Picard missed their date at theCafé des Artistes because he couldn't find a cab after going to the wrong café. (TNG: "We'll Always Have Paris")
Ataxi was also seen in theOrient Expressholodeck program on theUSSEnterprise-D. It nearly ranData over in thestreet near asubway. (TNG: "Emergence")
In2373, after theUSS Voyagertraveled back to20th centuryLos Angeles;Tom Paris "borrowed" acar from adealership in1996,Tuvok berated him for doing so, saying a taxi cab would have been a moreethical choice. (VOY: "Future's End")
After following an image ofWillie Hawkins through adoor,CaptainBenjamin Sisko found himself in the middle of aProphet-inducedvision of a busyNew York street and was almost immediately hit by ataxi. (DS9: "Far Beyond the Stars")
In2399, Jean-Luc Picard took ashuttlecraft taxi toRaffi Musiker's remote residence. (PIC: "Maps and Legends")
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